
Help Dawl Stay Housed
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Update: My first plan fell through, and the spot I was going to be staying is no longer available. I've lined up an alternative though, and lowered the goal amount to reflect what's needed to get me into a camper trailer and rent a truck to move it to a spot I'll be allowed to stay for a time. It's not "stable", but it beats living with these roommates with whom my living situation is rapidly deteriorating.
Hi, my name is Dawl, and I'm an immunocompromised and disabled trans girl living in the PNW.
I was homeless until last year when somebody offered me their spare room to stay in, which was such a blessing. They've now asked me to move out, and I'm starting to panic, I've got some months left before they need me to be gone, but I've really got not a lot of options for where to go. I'm not able to work at the moment; between being disabled and the ongoing / worsening pandemic; there's no work I'm both able to do and qualified for that doesn't put me at extreme risk. This added to how willing most folks seem to be to act like the pandemic is over and eschew any covid precautions in order to have their "normal life" back means that finding another roommate situation that I'm safe in feels, at best, daunting and at worst, like an impossible task.
So I'm here to ask for help in securing housing. I've found a place I'd be able to afford once disability finally comes through (I've been denied for disability a half dozen times at this point), but until it does, I'm afraid I have no alternatives but to ask for help. Said place is on a friend's property, and I would need to bring either a camper or secure some kind of tiny home to stay there, hence, the crowdfunding effort.
My total goal is $9,500, which would allow me to move into a space that'd be my own but located on a friend's property. I'm not sure what goFundMe's fees look like at this point, but that amount might be edited if need be.
If you can afford to drop a buck or two or share this campaign with people who might, it'd help and be appreciated a huge amount. I'm really not sure what else to do at this point, and I appreciate any help anyone is able to offer.
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Dawl Doll
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Portland, OR
Dawl Doll
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